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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10438 · Oct 16, 2026
Limited Dual Language Pilot for High-Need Schools
Help low-income children, including English learners and minority children in high-need schools, learn in two languages from preschool through 5th grade by supporting dual language immersion programs. Congress may support local schools…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.Res. 1255 · May 23, 2026
Teacher Appreciation Week Designation Resolution of 2026
…I, Section 5, Clause 2 (Rules of Proceedings) Tenth Amendment (reservation of powers to states)
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 9918: Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity Act
…are advisory and voluntary, not coercive, so they do not exceed enumerated powers. The bill does not infringe on any of the first ten amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, or petition. It does not involve…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 4795: Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026
Federal funding conditions are within the spending power, with fair process and no taking, but tying aid to non-participation in Israel boycotts burdens protected political expression and expressive association, requiring a rewrite to…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5635 · Oct 18, 2026
Arts Learning Opportunity and Accountability Act
Expand access to arts education and arts programming for young children, K-12 students, and juveniles and adults in the criminal justice system. The Constitution gives Congress power to spend for the general welfare under Article I,…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5614 · Oct 16, 2026
Fair Start College Access Act
…questions at the start of admission. Congress has limited, listed powers. It may spend for the general welfare and may carry out that spending with laws that are necessary and proper, but control of college admissions stays largely with…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 6472: Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act
The Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act is mostly constitutional but has minor tension with principles of federalism. Congress likely has authority under the Spending Clause to attach conditions to federal student aid funds,…